good morning. hollywood tragedy. tony scott, the director of blockbuster movies like "top gun" and "days of thunder" jumped to his death from a bridge in california. this morning the latest on the investigation. hot water. a republican congressman apologizes for swimming nude in the sea of galilee during a fact-finding trip. another makes way for this comment about rape and pregnancy. >> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> huge distraction for the gop with the convention now just one week away. all hell broke loose. an overnight storm temporarily

knocked swimmer diane nigh nyad off course. how is she doing? we'll have an interview with the man on the boat right next to her on tuesday, august 20th, man on the boat right next to her on tuesday, august 20th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning. welcome to "today" on this monday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm lester holt in for matt this morning. a puzzling end to the life of director tonigy scott. the 68-year-old parked his car on the bridge and jumped to his death. >> they found a suicide note in his office. he directed popular movies over

the past years. he was the younger brother of oscar nominated actor ridley scott. also, a lot of folks are asking what's going on with facebook stock price. it hit a new low on friday. some wonder if it's time for mark zuckerberg to step down as ceo. more on that coming up. ahead, lot of us like to curl up with a guilt-free diet ice creams. are they as guilt-free as you think. coming up, find out what we found when we tested calorie count on popular brands. >> do we really need to know that? >> there goes my saturday night. much more from rihanna's tearful interview with oprah winfrey, how she describes her relationship with chris brown now and whether she still loves him. >> we want to begin with the tragic death of actor tony

scott. diana in san pedro this morning, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. tony scott was a legend in hollywood, the creative force behind dozens of movie hits. when the news came someone jumped to their death from this bridge, his friends were stunned to learn it was tony. he was known for directing some of hollywood's biggest blockbuster like "top guns" and "days of thunder" starring tom cruise. he also worked with eddie murphy on "beverly hills cop 2" and worked with denzel washington. he talked about his craft. >> denzel, i think you should play the scene this way, wear this haircut, these sunglasses. you can forget all that once you know what the interior of the personality is. once you found that guy, it's so much easier to find that one person for every one. >> earlier he took his own life

jumping off the bridge plunging into the harbor. witnesses told police they saw him leave his car around 12:30 sunday afternoon and scale an 8 to 10 foot fence on the south side of the bridge before leaping 185 feet to his death. a police dive team recovered his body four hours later. the 68-year-old was the younger brother of producer director ridley scott. the brothers were executive producers on the cbs television drama "the good wife." josh charles who stars in the show tweeted i'm deeply shocked and saddened by the news of tony scott's death and my thoughts and prayers are with the family tonight. director ron howard added, no more tony scott movies. tragic day. he leaves behind wife donna wilson, their twin son, and some of the most memorable action films of the past 30 years. tony and ridley collaborated on many, many projects. in fact, tony produced ridley's

latest movie ""prometheus." so far we have not heard a comment on the passing of his younger brother. just a tragic story. >> thank you so much. it's 7:04. here is lester. let's turn to politics, high-profile distraction to the republican party. two congressman under fire, one for what he did, the other for what he said. two reports beginning with nbc's foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. good morning. >> good morning. a christian holy site where jesus was said to have walked on water. for a large group of republicans last year it was a setting for a night that included carousing and one congressman skinny dipping. the visit to israel by 30 members of congress, some with family members was sponsored and paid for by american israel education foundation, a nonprofit off shoot of the pro israel lobby apack. according to the mission

statement these help educate political leaders and influentials about the importance of u.s.-israel relationship through firsthand experiences. almost a ago, august 18th, 2011, 30 had a different experience. after a night of party 20 participants jumped into the sea of galilee. one kansas freshman kevin yoder swam nude. >> at a time when people dislike, distrust congress anyway, here you have lawmakers, their aides in one of the most sensitive parts of the world swimming in the sea of galilee, some in their underwear, one of them nude. some of the people even took a team picture afterwards. >> nbc news confirmed eric cantor who was on the trip but not present for the hi jinx jas advertised them. a year ago my wife, brooke and i

joined colleagues for dinner at the sea of galilee in israel. after dinner i followed some members of congress in a spontaneous and very brief dive into the sea. regrettably i jumped in without a swimsuit. it's my greatest hor to represent the people of kansas and congress and for any embarrassment i apologize. there was not illegal about the excursion. contrary to reports, the fbi did not investigate and would not have had any jurisdiction, but it is, of course, a potential embarrassment to a large group of house republicans about their behavior on a foreign trip. savannah. >> all right. andrea mitchell in washington, thank you. missouri kong congressman backing off a comment he made that victims of, quote, legitimate rape rarely get pregnant. capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell has that story for us. kelly, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah well, it's one of the most dangerous things for a candidate, saying something that ignites a controversy. that has happened toed to ac to

making a comment about rape. a big primary victim two weeks ago for veteran common, favored to win one of the most watched senate races in the country. suddenly he's swept up by national attention. a stir that began with a local tv interview sunday, a strong social conservative and vocal opponent of abortion rights and measures like the morning-after pill. he was asked if he could support an abortion exception for women who are raipd. >> seems to me, first of all, from what i understand for doctors it's really rare. if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to shut that whole thing down. let's assume maybe that doesn't work or something, i think there should be some punishment but the punishment ought to be in the rapist and not attacking the child. >> on the medical science

experts estimate that of 64,000 reported rapes in 2004, about 3200 likely resulted in pregnancy. he really touched a nerve when he referred to, quote, legitimate rape. his campaign opponent the incumbent senator mccaskill called him sincere but misguided. >> frankly, like most women, when we heard the statement, it was like, are you kidding? it was a stunner, just jaw dropping and hard to comprehend. >> on damage control he wrote in reviewing my remarks it's does not reflect the deep empathy i hold for thousands of women raped and abused. later tweeted, all of us understand that rape can result in pregnancy and i have great empathy for all victims. i regret misspeaking. the most powerful republicans in

the party who oppose abortion rights distance themselves from akin. governor romney and congressman ryan disagree with akin's statement and a romney-ryan administration would not oppose borings in instances of rape. >> also running for senate have criticized todd akin, they have said they strongly disagree with what he said. a committee trying to get more republicans in the senate say it was right for akin to say he misspoke. >> on the hill for us. thank you. chuck todd, white house correspondent. good morning. >> good morning. >> obviously his comments will have an impact on his race in missouri. let me ask you the larger question, do you think it will have an effect on the republican race where the female vote is so important. >> reporter: look at the obama

campaign, targeting female voters, targeting ads already talking about how mitt romney would defund planned parenthood. it wouldn't be for questioning his commitment not just on issues like reproductive right but also contraception. as for akin, keep an eye over the next 24 hours, there is a very small window. the damage here could be so bad for him, there as small window you may see republicans try to pressure him to quit the race. there is a 24 hour window to do this by law, by tomorrow. if that doesn't happen by tomorrow akin stays in the race, it could mean control of the senate. >> the romney campaign was very quick to release a statement which kelly o'donnell had in her piece. i assume this is a conversation that the romney campaign does not want to be having right now. >> look, you brought up the gender gap issue. they are petrified of this issue. the gap is double digit particularly in places like

virginia and colorado. i keep coming back to those two states because in the past republicans have lost races in both of those states because of the issue of abortion, because of issues having to do with women's reproductive rights and contraception. they are very sensitive to it. i think you see they know those ads have been effective already. that's what was fascinating, watching the romney campaign react proactively not wait for questions. >> let me ask about congressman yoder who now admitted jumping naked into the sea of galilee. let's get your take on this. is this a momentary personal embarrassment or worse tidings as a whole. >> certainly the timing is very bad. think about when this took place. this took place two weeks after the paralysis over the debt ceiling. two weeks after the united states credit rating was downgraded. so i think the perception of a bunch of freshman house republicans who came to

washington trying to stop things, trying to create this confrontation with the president over the debt ceiling, which, of course, in turn created all sorts of economic havoc, that feeling, what do they do two weeks later, the party got drunk and went skinny dipping in the sea of galilee. not what an institution hovering in the teens on a good day wants to be showing. >> chuck todd in our washington newsroom, thank you. 7:13. once again, here is lester. >> savannah, thanks. facebook stock price following steadily since its much anticipated debut a few months ago. some asking whether mark sukds is the best to lead the company. mara schiavocampo has more on that. good morning. >> last week facebook hit a new trading low. some are wondering if mark zuckerberg is in over his hoodie and if it's time for him to step aside as ceo. facebook made new friends on wall street last week.

friday the stock price fell to a record low de losing below $20 for the second day in a row. the latest blow in what some are calling one of the most disastrous initial public offerings in a decade. >> 90 days since the ipo in may. the stock has fallen by half its value. so the drop has not just been dramatic in terms of size, it's been so rapid. >> the social media giant boasts approximately 900 million users world wide. when the company went public on may 18th, investors clamored for shares including private investors like san diego sandwich shop owner. >> 250 shares at $40. >> now he patiently waits for better days. >> ups and downs, no question about it. >> facebook's ipo was plagued with problems from the very beginning. technical glitches delayed the opening and led to trading confusion. investor lawsuits followed and the stock price started falling,

from an opening high of $38.23 to friday's low of $19.05. now some wonder if it's time for founder mark zuckerberg to step aside as ceo, questioning his readiness for the job. the 28-year-old upset many on wall street by showing up to his first investor meeting this spring wearing sneaker and a hoodie. >> his company. he's not doing the right thing to make money. >> what i tell mark zuckerberg, you're a smart guy. you've created this great product called facebook but now the game has changed. >> zuckerberg is facebook's largest shareholder. he lost $9 billion since the company went public. we reached out for comment but they declined. >> thank you. a check of today's other top stories. natalie morales over at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning savannah and lester. one of the fiercest fire seasons in history is raging out west. mike taibbi in pine, idaho where the blazes there have forced

thousands to evacuate. mike, good morning. >> good morning, natalie. we're overlooking the fire camp where 1,000 firefighters waiting for the signal to confront the most eminent threat from idaho's huge fire, the town of featherville, north of here and under an evacuation order. this huge fire has other towns now on high alert. as happens, the shape and movements of idaho's trinity rich fire have changed. when occupants of homes and businesses in featherville were given evacuation orders some feared the worst and vowed to stay until the very last minute. >> until i see fire come over the hill, i'm going to stay. >> this is a big investment for us. this is our retirement. >> the fire that spread to the west northwest, now within 10 miles of idaho city. it's the weather that sets the pace. often a two-sided sword predicted thunderstorms that

needed moisture but that also means lightning. >> lightning can hit the ground sparking fires. >> there are similar stories across the western wildfire zone. 35 dangerous fires now burning in 10 person states in a brutal season that's already seeing 6.7 million acres consumed by flames. there are new fires that are causing havoc. the ponderosa fire in northern california has destroyed seven homes and threatened 3,000 more. >> i don't have rental insurance, fire insurance. that's not good. >> lightning strikes overnight sparked a new fire just east of featherville but that was quickly extinguished. the main fire, idaho's biggest ever is still described in the latest update as smoldering and creeping, its growth potential extreme. >> mike taibbi in idaho. thanks, mike. prince philip release freddie a scottish hospital after spending five nights there for a recurring bladder

infection. the 90-year-old was sidelined for part of the queen's diamond jubilee for that same problem. embattled wikileaks founder julian assange is speaking out, accusing the u.s. from creating a witch hunt from the window of the ecuadorian embassy in london where he was granted asylum. nearby stood police which can only arrest him if he steps outside the embassy. they are trying to extradite him where he's wanted for alleged sex crimes. the new york stock exchange, good morning, kayla. >> reporter: good morning. investors helping edge the stock market to its highest point in five years, despite the fact main trading floors like the ones at the new york stock exchange remain sparse during the dog days of summer. investors today expect the announcement of a $7 billion merge are of two giant health care providers to provide a boost on wall street. natalie. >> kaley, new york stock

exchange. thank you. nasa's curiosity rover getting down to business on mars this morning as it zaps laser pulses at a rock making atoms glow. they are finding what elements are in the rock. a halt stopping video from volvo as world record holder skyliner faith dickey takes her girl on a wire on the road literally. she has mere seconds to make it across the road electric there across two trucks speeding down the highway before a double barrel snaps the cord. she makes it. scary to watch that. >> that is cool. >> looks like something out of a hollywood movie. >> okay. what did you do this weekend. that's amazing. natalie, thank you. >> pretty cool. >> we want a first check of the weather from stephanie abrams. are you too speechless. >> i'm speechless. >> al's birthday. >> yes, it is al's birthday today. so al, happy birthday fro

>> happy birthday from the family here at the "today" show. let's show you the maps. showers and storms into the southeast and down into florida. a big front that continues to move eastbound. for the rest of you, we will see that sunshine through the midwest and comfortable temperatures. hoerz a look at what's happening outside your door. >> most of that rain will stay south and east of the metro area and storm 4 radar showing lingering scattered sprinkles in washington and northern prince georges county and a few sprinkles into the northern neck and later today, sun breaking out and highs in the low 80s and might get an afternoon or early evening thundershower. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, >> savannah, over to you. >> stephanie, thanks. just ahead. diana nyad fighting through

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>> i've got to make me holler honey boo boo. >> she is the breakout star of toddlers and tiaras, 6-year-old honey boo boo. now she has her own reality show reviewing to big ratings and a fair amount of criticism, too. what makes that show so popular. is she being exploited? we'll get into that coming up. 7:30 monday morning. i'm alongside lester holt. >> i don't get out much. >> we'll learn all about her. but first a woman trying to

complete her dream. >> she's tried before, talking about diana nyad trying to finish an unassisted swim from cuba to florida without a shark cage around her. she's battling rough sea, jellry fish swims. we'll talk to a man following her on the journey and find out how she's doing. >> may i give a lady's alert, they promise all the satisfaction, none of the good luck, but can you trust calorie count on so-called diet ice cream. what we found when we put some popular brands to the test. later, why are so many americans now dealing with anxiety disorders. we'll kick off a special series to change the way you think and cope with stress. >> but we want to begin this half hour with the question, will the fourth time be the charm for swimmer diana nyad. mark potter in miami following her progress. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, lester. diana nyad has been swimming out there in the ocean for more than a day and a half now. she ran into a storm last night

but still heading to key west, hoping to make it all the way this time. ♪ >> after her first full day on the water, diana nyad still and to be in good spirits and going strong on the 103 mile swim from havana to key west. this is nyad's fourth attempt to swim across the florida strait, something no one has done before. she first tried in 1978 but bad weather pushed her off course. just last summer she made two more attempts after one of them was cut short by asthma, she sat down with our own natalie morales. >> you know, it was such a shame, natalie. i was so worried. i wasn't even sore. after 30 hours of swimming, no soreness. >> now the 63-year-old is trying again followed by a team providing nutrition and support, using a kayak with a device that emits an electric field hopefully to keep sharks at bay.

the biggest problem so far have been jellyfish which rise to the surface at night. members of her crew say she has been stung repeatedly on her neck, lips, forehead. only the rising sun brings relief. on her behalf one crew member tweeted, today is more like swimming. i don't know what you would call last night, probably surviving. it is estimated it will take 60 hours for nyad to complete the swim, which she is determined to finish. >> i am not going to quit until i stand on the shore in florida. i'm going to make it across. >> reporter: now, if she overcomes all the obstacles, stays on schedule, stays on course, she'll arrive in key west tomorrow to make history. lester. >> mark potter, thanks. mark sullen ger is dine nyad's operations chief. he's with us on a phone in a boat right next to diana. good morning, thanks for coming on. >> good morning. thanks for having us. >> we saw the tweet referring to

all hell broke lose. she was off course. how do things look at this hour. >> actually things couldn't look better right now. the sun is up. diana is in, what we call the streamer, which is what she follows. her stroke looks good. we're moving in the right direction. >> do you have your eyes on her right now? >> i'm looking at her as we speak. >> when you look at her, can you tell how she's doing just by her stroke? do you see her face? does she give you indications of how she's feeling? >> actually we can. we time diana's stroke count. that's how many times she strokes per minute. and a good stroke count for her is 50. she's on that number right now. >> so when you look at her health and the weather conditions, what's your anticipation of when she will -- whether she'll complete this swim and whether she might hit land. >> that's a good question. unfortunately it's one that's difficult to answer accurately. there are so many variables

involved in this with mother nature, as you know, that it's really tough for us to give you an exact time, even an exact place because so many different things can happen. that's why this year we're using the tracker system, which people can follow on diana nyad.com to see where we are, how we're going, and where we might land and when. >> i know the showstopper in the past has been these jellyfish stings, including the box jellyfish that releases toxins. that kind of knocked her out of it last tithe time. how is she handling the jellyfish this time around? >> the first night we had a rough night. she had several jellyfish stings as did some of our shark team members who are in the water all the time. we have the foremost jellyfish expert with us this time around from the university of hawaii, who got to diana immediately and administered the proper care for those jellyfish stings.

she did the diana nyad thing and powered through that night. >> we just put a picture up of her wearing it looks like a mask and a full suit on that was supposed to protect her from jellyfish. has that been effective at all? >> that's been super effective. that's something that diana has worked very hard on developing over the last year. unfortunately, you need every piece of skin of your body covered to have full protection against these things, and there's no way really to cover your lips. the stings she encountered the first night were on her lips. >> mark, quickly before you go, i know she sings to keep her occupied. what is she singing these days? what does she like? >> yesterday we had an awesome day. the weather was incredible. we got to see that classic diana nyad strokes. she came up and was actually singing beatles songs to the crew to lighten everybody up. it's an amazing thing to see.

>> i wonder if it was "yellow submarine." mark, good luck and tell her good luck. >> thanks for having us and thanks for your support. as we say on the nyad team, "onward!" >> that's amazing. we'll check back in and see if they made it. >> the jellyfish would end it for me. >> i wouldn't even get in the water. stephanie abrams is in for al. hey, steph. >> today's weather is brought to you by chico's. >> i want to introduce you to cadet mcarthur who has a falcon with him representing the air force. will you tell us about the falcon? >> her name is aurora and she is a white jeer falcon. she is 16 years old and the air force academy's official mascot. >> i love the name aurora.

it's a weather term. we will take you to the tropics and show you this mess. this could become tropical storm isaac in the next few days affecting florida. for the rest of the nation, what do you have to watch out for? still that heat through portions of the west. here's eye look at outside your door. >> cloudy and cool around the metro area. we have a little bit of sprinkle activity on storm 4 radar. we have it moving off southwest to northeast. prince georges county and anne arundel and fredericksburg over the next hour or so. sun breaking out and high 80s and might get a late afternoon or early thundershower. tuesday all the way into the weekend >> you can always get your forecast 24 hours a day at weather.com. thank you for your service and aurora as well. of course the jonas brothers are

coming out. they are ready for the jonas brothers. >> all right, stephanie, thanks. up next, new backlash over rihanna's interview with oprah, is she being too understanding of chris brown. we'll talk about it after this. si zzli ng news from chili's lunch break combos. try our new lunch-size grilled chicken fajitas,

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night. rihanna says she has forgiven chris brown for assaulting her in 2009 and admitted she still loves him. >> what do you want the world to know about your relationship with him. >> we've been working on our friendship again. now we're very, very close friends. we've built a trust again. that's it. we love each other and we probably always will. >> superstar rihanna got deeply personal in her interview with oprah winfrey admitting three years after being abused by then boyfriend chris brown that the two are working on rebuilding their relationship. >> you know there are rumors you saw him in st. tropez. did you? >> we did. we went to mutual friends party on a yacht. >> brown pleaded guilty to felony assault and was ordered by a judge to stay away from rihanna. she told oprah that court order has since been lifted. she says she's not dating brown again but described what it's like when she spends time with

him. >> what happens when you see him? >> it's awkward. it's awkward because i still love him. >> does your heart do this, do that whoosh thing. >> my stomach drops, yes. i have to maintain this poker face, and, you know, not let it get to the outer part of me. >> i think rihanna sitting down and talking about how she's still in love with chris brown, that he is still the true love of her life. it's rare to see someone sit down on national television and open up about such a thing. >> reporter: rihanna faced a backlash after excerpts of the interview were released late last week. the singer said she was protective of brown and was worried following the 2009 fight he needed help. >> the fact that any sores of abuse occurs is never healthy and really should be highlighted. there's always the concern with any sort of public relationship that society will choose to mimic it and believe it is the

archetype for how relationships should progress. >> i think the one who gains from this the most is chris brown. the very person who is supposed to hate him the most in fact still loves him. >> reporter: despite her critics, rihanna says she has forgiven chris brown. >> you have moved on from that incident in 2009 where you were abused and he was arrested, even though you know that that will follow both of you probably for the rest of your life. >> yes. >> is that what you want the world to know, you have moved on? >> i mean, i have to move on. you know, as i said, it happened to me, so i can't tell people how to feel about it. they are entitled to feel angry, because it wasn't a good thing that happened. >> but you have forgiven him. >> but i have. i have. that's my personal thing. >> and by the way, we reached out to chris brown but he had no comment, savannah. >> all right, natalie.

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some popular diet deserts to the test. >> looking out for our girlish figures, goes right to the thighs. there's nothing better than binging on ice cream but who wants to gain the weight. a lot of us buy the lower calorie stuff trusting those labels. can you really believe them? this morning put down your spoon. we're getting the skinny on your favorite treats. they promise all the satisfaction with none of the guilt. diet deserts from frozen yogurts to ice cream and treats boasting lower calorie numbers dieters crave. >> they make me feel like i'm not overindulging. >> everybody wants to look like heidi column, skinny and fabulous. >> right there on the package. >> right there, front and center, buy me and you'll lose weight. >> reporter: nutritionist and nbc contributor joy bauer says you buy them because you're counting calories. she wants the numbers to be as

accurate as possible. after all, they preportioned packaged foods. >> i'd like to see the calories right on the money. if you have a little wiggle room, i'd say 10%. >> should be 10% off tops. >> tops 10%. >> we found claims that aren't even close to what's in the package. we went shopping, buying nine individual diet deserts from popular brands. from ben & jerry's to weight watchers, skinny cow, to the new sensation, arctic zero ice cream promising 150 calories for an entire pint. but don't be so sure. we put each sample in specially marked containers for our blind test, packed them in dry ice, then took them to emsl, a top food laboratory. there scientists tested each one for calories using the industry standard's methods. the results, three of the

products actually had fewer calories than the label claimed, skinny cow cookies and treatment truffle, frozen yogurt and ben & jerry's fro yo half baked. chocolate frunlg brownie and stonyfield's frozen yogurt. but things are about to take a turn. take the weight watcher deserts, giant sunday cone, the candy bar, 16% more calories. the company told us they do rigorous testing to make sure labels are accurate. >> isn't that illegal for them to represent it in one way and have it, in fact, be something different? >> reporter: i'm glad you asked. believe it or not, it's completely legal. under fda regulations, packaged foods, even diet foods like this, can be as much as 20% off

on the labels. the fda says to account for variation in portions. >> they know they can get away with it because the fda allows up to 20% wiggle room. so they push the envelope a little bit. there's variation. it's upsetting but it's legal. >> but the biggest gut buster of all, this new summertime craze, arctic zero ice cream. it promises 150 calories for the whole pint. sounds great. but in our test, the results are less than appetizing. our sample of arctic zero vanilla maple had a whopping 46% more calories than the label. chocolate peanut butter, an incredible 68% more calories. >> that really upsets me, sticks a knife in my heart. i think that's horrible. >> reporter: arctic zero tells us its calorie counts are accurate so we asked to see their test results. we're still waiting. >> shame on this company, really. people are eating the whole pint in one sitting.

you eat that every single day, listen at the end of the week, you have to walk an extra nine miles just to burn off those calories. >> reporter: savannah just screamed from across the studio, i hate you rossen. they say they test a dozen or so and take the average to ensure accuracy. how widespread is the rob, the numbers being off? experts say it's hard to know. the fda doesn't have the manpower to test most foods. so lester, these companies that make diet ice creams are on the honor system. we have to trust them. >> you did a good job. you understand a lot of people were perfectly happy in their ignorance. >> out the window. >> savannah has put a hit out on you. >> natalie. >> i'm sorry. i just couldn't get through your story, jeff, without a little ice cream. >> all over you. >> still ahead, america's fascination with honey boo boo

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is -- at the very least exploiting. we'll have a debate on that ahead. >> kicking off a series of anxiety. a lot of us say we're stressed. as men as 17 million americans are estimated to be suffering from anxiety disorders. this morning we'll look at what's to blame and why a lot of people are not seeking the proper health. >> all right. then we've got folks who have been here since when, yesterday? i thought it was for you, too, lester. actually it's because the jonas brothers are here. they have a big announcement. we're going to bring them out here in just a couple of minutes. i love to do that. >> let me try. jonas. >> let's send it back into natalie who has the top headlines of the day. hey, natalie. >> good morning, savannah and lester. british filmmaker tony scott has

died. police say scott jumped to his death sunday from a bridge over los angeles harbor. the "top gun" director was executive producer of tv drama "the good wife" along with his older brother ridley scott. tony scott was 68 years old. the gop is fighting a backlash after politico.com revealed kansas congressman kevin yoder went skinny dipping in the sea of galilee during a fact-finding trip to israel. the missouri congressman and u.s. senate candidated to akins sparked a firestorm by saying in an interview that conception is unlikely from, quote, a legitimate rape. the six-term republican congressman was defending his stance not to support abortions for rape victims. he has since said he misspoke. mitt romney's campaign meanwhile has blasted the remark. facebook founder mark zuckerberg is facing calls to step down as ceo as the social network stock hit a new low dropping below $20. that's just half of what the stock cost when it went public

three months ago. los angeles county sheriff's department investigating the death of a free diver off the coast of california. the body of 50-year-old rebecca weiss found over the weekend off the peninsula. weiss's husband reported her missing last week. detectives have not yet suggested foul play in the case. a second person has died in the small plane crash in long island. the faa said the plane went down in a vacant lot close to some hos. it had just taken off from a small nearby airport. for a look at what is trending. a quick roundup of what has you talking online. los angeles police department investigating whether actress amanda bynes was involved in a hit-and-run accident. this the third she's been involved in this year including one that resulted in a drunk driving charge. in honor of world humanitarian day, featuring performances of her song "i was

here" in front of an audience at the united nations. ♪ beyonce is leading an effort to in spire people to make a difference. she's joined by jay-z, justin bieber and first lady michelle obama. these pictures of a small pod of humpback whales are going viral on yahoo!. they were taken over the weekend by retired instructor. the incredible images captured off the coast of california, san luis obispo show the whales feeding off the shore for stunned on looks. very beautiful picture. 8:04, let's go back inside to savannah and lester. i wouldn't want to be in a boat too close there. >> natalie, thank you. let's get a check of cool weather from stephanie abrams across the plaza. >> it is very cool. it's hot down here.

i found jersey girls waiting for the jonas brothers. what time did you leave new jersey. >> we left new jersey at 11:00. >> when did you get here? >> we were here quarter to 1:00 in the morning. >> you have a "bucket list." which of the jonas brothers would you like to meet? >> i'd really like to meet nick. >> all right. in the next half hour. we want to take you to where it's actually quite warm literally. that is you to where it's quit warm. you can feel the heat as everyone is excited for the jonas brothers that's all you have to do and you get the screams. on the east coast as well. we are seeing a few storms in the west. a little bit on the warm side. here's a look at what's happening. >> on storm center 4, a cloudy sky and just to the south, the areas in green on radar with the pink isles in the northern neck

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tiara's, it follows little pageant girl elana, nicknamed honey boo boo and her family. >> here is my craziest. punk in is the craziest. my favorite, bff. the boss of the family is mama. >> my name is mike, i'm nicknamed sugar bear. >> we're rednecks. >> honey boo boo has taken cable by storm with millions of viewers. >> like her, don't like her, we don't care. we love our life and have fun doing it. >> i think a lot of people are watching the showo laugh at these people. yes, these shoes are designed in many ways for us to feel superior as we make fun of the people on them. but i'm not sure these people should be disallowed from doing it. >> others have called out the parenting of elana's mom june who admitted giving her

6-year-old energy drinks to rev her up. >> she drinks before a pageant to give her the extra upph. whatever works, i don't it. >> is it fun. >> it's a funny show. >> reporter: there's no dispute it revels in snark, from the grocery store. >> to the stacks of toilet paper back home. >> the reason why i have as much toilet paper, because it's free. hello. >> reporter: in a statement to tlc they defend the family. they don't care what people think about them. because at the end of the day they are having a good time and know exactly who they are. not everyone is going to appreciate that, but an awful lot of people are enjoying them. despite the wackiness of it all maybe honey boo boo and her family are getting the last laugh. >> by the time you've completed an entire episode, it seems to be a happy family that kind of has a lot of fun.

>> yes, we are rednecks. >> no, we are not redneck prfs yes, we are. >> we all have our teeth don't we. >> reporter: for today janet shamlian, nbc news, houston. >> lisa is a senior columnist from "huffington post" and ada from the "los angeles times." good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> you represent two different views on honey boo boo. i'll ask both of you the same question, start wug, ada, what is the appeal of the show. >> a lot of people relate to them. they are a poor family but having a great time. a lot of people are making fun of them and saying june is not the best mother in the world and enjoying feeling superior, which i don't think is so healthy. >> is that what you feel? >> what she said. they are fun to watch. she's adorable. on the other hand there's also the feeling of oh, god, when you're watching. it's a bit of a train wreck. i don't think people are watching them as role models. people are watching them to laugh.

>> do you think there's an element of exploitation that the joke is on them and they are not in on it? >> i don't think it's going to end well for this little girl. that's why i can't watch it. it's upsetting to watch and think she didn't sign on for this. she doesn't know what the future is with this being her reputation through life. yeah, i think it's exploitive. >> ada, you actually have talked to mama june, the mother in this show. what was your impression. >> i thought she was a really loving mother. she said she wants her children to be who they are. elan aa is a maniac, a very charming, very outgoing girl. she wanted to support her and let her be herself and be social. >> she's a little girl. you can let her be herself. now it's on television, will live forever. do you have the same concern as lisa has, she might not be happy to look back and see she was on tv this way. >> i wasn't worried after talking to her. it seeps like they are grounded,

they love each other very much. >> i can see one of those articles in 25 years in "people" magazine, looking back, whatever happened to, i just don't think -- i hope i'm wrong. she's charming. i don't think it's going to end well. >> as you mentioned, it's not your cup of tea. do you see something morally wrong here, bad parenting? >> i would like to see less bad parenting on television as entertainment. with more and more reality shows, there's more and more bad parenting. it shouldn't be fun to watch. i'm not quite sure how we got here? >> what do you say, ada, last word on this. are they laughing all the way to the bank. i assume they are making money here. >> they are. i don't think she's a bad parent. she loves her kids. >> good to get two perspectives. a reminder, you can catch honey boo boo right here on tlc. coming up next the age of anxiety, new ways to think about all of that stress being felt by more and more of us coming up

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we're back at 8:18 with a kickoff of our special series, anxiety in america a long hard look at the disorder that affects tens of millions of americans. dr. nancy snyderman, nbc's chief medical editor. good morning. >> good morning. we're talking about everything from panic attacks to generalized anxiety disorder. the number of men and women suffering from acute anxiety is on the rise and our stressful fast paced lifestyle is not helping. soon loan debt is surging above $1 trillion. >> census department figures show an astounding number of divorces. >> 13 million americans need jobs. racing thoughts, rapid heartbeat, sleepless nights, classic signs of anxiety. for the millions of americans

living with anxiety disorders, the fright think feeling could become all consuming, even debilitating. >> it can lead an individual to not leave their home. it can lead an individual to lose their job. someone who really does feel their mind is constantly on sort of red alert. >> reporter: the numbers alone are worries some. since 1980 there's been a 1200% increase in the number of people suffering from anxiety disorders. today that adds up to 117 million people by some estimates making it one of the most common mental illnesses in america. a normal defense mechanism, anxiety is part of our fight or flight response to receive threats like a barking dog or on coming traffic. at times that response can misfire. >> the issue is when it gets to impairing, a response above and beyond what's expected. >> in 1933 fdr anxiously thought

to calm an nation with these prophetic words. >> the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. >> reporter: today some experts point to our high-paced high style and feeding this, ushering in a new age of anxiety. >> our expect as are so high now. we can't meet expectations. the gap is what creates anxiety for people. >> reporter: while anxiety disorder are highly treatable, it's estimated only a third of those suffering will actually seek out help. >> while the call is obviously for people to seek out health, lester, the other concern is, frankly, are there a lot of people asking for help who don't warrant it yet. that's part of a real conversation right now. >> it's a shocking number, the number of people diagnosed with it. we have to ask in this case, is that because it's being diagnosed more or happening more. >> we're looking at almost the perfect storm. we've underdiagnosed it in the past. we're overdiagnosing it now

more. when people see each other. i'm stressed, i'm stressed more. i'm stressed, too. i have a bigger project. we ramp it up in each other, we have really good drugs and medications work. >> two words, stress and anxiety. are they the same things. am i stressed because i have a busy day, but i don't have anxiety. how do you know it crosses into a disorder. >> stress is natural motivator in the workforce and stress helps is avoid trouble. anxiety is what happens when it interferes with your normal workday. you're afraid to leave the house. you have such rampant thoughts you can't get a project done. you're lying in bed and worried about what's going to happen the next day. it's a little bit like people who have problems with alcohol. when alcohol disrupts one's quality of life and getting things done, it's a problem. when these thoughts and anxiety

interrupt a person's life and getting things done, it's a problem. in the past you needed to have three issues that lasted six months or so before a psychiatrist would say, yes, you have a true anxiety disorder. now there's a push to say, wait a minute, shouldn't have to be six months, one or two issues lasting three months. concern is a lot more people into the flood gates. the hope is it will bring a lot more people in who should be treated that haven't been. >> this is fueling huge business in pharmaceuticals, $600 million in current prescriptions, 26 new medications in the pipeline for anxiety right now. is there a tie between the two? >> look, it's easy to blame things on the pharmaceutical industrial. they are responding to what they see as ununmet need. the fact there's 27 medications in the pipeline is astonishing. you and i know for the number of people we've seen in this business that anxiety and stress while interwoven can be easily

treated, so people sometimes reach for the medicine before they reach for the change in lifestyle. a lot of times it takes sort of stepping back for a day and saying, okay, what's a real stressor. do i have a place to sleep tonight? do i have food on the table? do i have a job? if you can answer those three things many of the stressors are not as big a deal. >> are we too plugged in. >> sure. >> is the fact i feel this need to check my blackberry every 20 seconds, is that stress inducing to the point it could become a true anxiety disorder. >> not only plugged in, we don't unplug enough. i would say to anybody one hour before you go to bed at night, tv goes off, blackberry gets put away, off the computer. that's when you start reading, tuck yourself into bed. get the tv out of your room. the things that really become cocktail top about stressors and anxiety many times can be undone and taken out of one's life and medication -- >> recognizing those stressors quickly.

>> in your brain you know exactly what they are. >> all right. nancy, a calming conversation. thank you. >> thank you. >> a lot more tomorrow including some new ways to fight your anxiety. now here is savannah. >> all right, lester, thanks. look how i ran into, kevin, joe, and nick jonas. guys, you have a big announcement for us coming up. >> yes. >> earlier all i did was mention your names and got this reaction. let's see what happens when i actually bring them out. >> over here, 30 hours. i promised them. >> as the jonas brothers greet their legions of screaming fans. we'll let you know we're going to have a lot more from them including a big announcement about their future right after this.

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8:30 on monday morning august 20th, 2012. there's a reason our crowd is extra loud and screaming this morning. the jonas brothers are here. they have a very special announcement for their fans. we'll talk to them in just a moment. good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie alongside lester holt and natalie morales. if you love music, we have great concerts coming up.

on thursday we have carly rae jepsen of "call me maybe." friday train will be here as we wind down the summer. >> meanwhile just ahead, back to school system. vanilla ice is here with high-tech gadgets that will give your kids an advantage in the classroom. >> very cool. also making deserts tastier. can you hear anything i'm saying. martha stewart is here making deserts for us. she's got some twists on the classics literally. a little later bradley cooper dax shepherd stopping by as well. the ladies will keep screaming on the plaza. >> we want to say hello to kevin, nick and joe jonas. >> hi. >> how are you guys. >> let's hear your big announcement? studio album? >> yes.

we are back in the studio again for the first time in three years. also we are putting together for the first time in a long time october 11th a new cd. >> that's a one-time concert. how do fans get tickets. >> one-time concert, tickets on ticketmaster as well as our app, jonas brothers app. >> it's not a final show, the first of many to come. >> you guys have kind of gone your separate ways with individual projects. why was the timing right now to put it back together? >> i think the timing is still right for us. we fulfilled things we wanted to do on our own and came back together. there's amazing fans, especially here today, that support us. it's the right time in our lives as well. >> what's it like to be back in the studio, like riding a bike or reducey. >> right back in the rhythm. we have so much fun together. we hang out. we're family. getting back in the studio to be creative is a good time. >> what's the new album sounding

like? an old take on what you guys did before or the greatest. >> it's a good step for us. we're kind of right in the heart of it right now getting into some real topics with the three of us in our lives. the music is a combination of what we've done in the past but a step forward. we're inspired by different things and trying to continue to be progressive. >> you've got loyal fans right now. given the time, do you think you're generating new fans? is it a new audience you're finding. >> so many people listening to so many kinds of music, especially with the ways to listen to music. we hope so. we're excited some of the old school fans. >> look forward to the new album. joe, you're going to hang around and talk to kathy and hoda. you can watch "married to jonas" sundays 10:00, 9:00 central. >> let's get another check of the weather now, stephanie

abrams. >> you want to do the weather? you want to do the weather? all right. so the maps are going to will b screen. right? >> this is a dream. >> so it looks hot in texas. like 105 and stuff. 67 in northern california. break out that swim shorts because it will be warm in new york. it's going to be a scorcher. >> looking like it will be warm all over the place. >> a volcano in iowa. >> now here's a look at what's happening outside your door. >> good morning. a lot of cloudiness around the metro area. radar showing a few sprinkles and various south and east of washington and the europe shore getting light rain and sun breaking out throughout much of the region and highs in the low 80s. might get an afternoon shower or thundershower. partly sunny tuesday, wednesday,

thursday, friday, saturday, and >> and now you have your forecast 24 hours a day on weather.com. we're going to send it down to willard with some birthdays. hey there, willard. >> birthday cake, some good old ice cream and how we danced on the night we were we had. floyd and francis, aren't they a beautiful couple? they have been married for 75 years. salem, indiana. they love each other very, very much. they like to hold hands. their 70-year-old kid. just threw that in. happy birthday as our jam jar spins. rosemary jones in columbia, south carolina, 100 years old. enjoys volunteering in her church and community. she's loved by everybody. here is james curly, 100 years old. a retired nypd detective. he can find anything including

the ice box. and thomazina forester, riviera beach, florida, 106 years old. her favorite thing is cooking for her grandchildren. loves them with all her heart. and from new palestine in the great states of indiana, hans schultz, 104. tloufs play poker. he likes to fish and drink beer. sometimes at the same time. how about him. josephine rovito from sag harbor, new york, one of the prettiest places. 104 years old, she loves to work with children. that's it for now. back to you. >> coming up next, martha stewart shows us how to put a twist on some classic deserts. but first this is "today" on nbc. he's made his choice.

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♪ ♪ come on baby let's do the twist ♪ >> back at 8:38 with martha. a surefire way to wow your dinner guests is to give them a desert with a twist. martha stewart with famous desert treats. >> good morning. >> we're looking at the gorgeous table, everything is here. >> peanut butter, mango cream, cherry gelee. this is delicious meringue with ice cream. >> they look hard to make. >> everything looks a little bit hard but they aren't really hard. >> chocolate peanut butter tart. >> melt peanut butter, smooth peanut butter, look how nice it

melts and spreads. >> what kind of tart is that. >> a chocolate crust. >> then sprinkle your peanut brittle. >> something you made, too. >> you can make it or buy peanut brittle. it's so easy to make. the recipes are all in the magazine, also online. so you can get these. >> them spread your chocolate. this is a chocolate ganache, chocolate melted with heavy cream. you have to get it all over then spread it smooth. now the swirl part is the fun part. it's very fun to create a swirl with some more peanut butter. >> savannah and i are watching like finish already. >> it's beautiful. >> put a do the of peanut butter like this. not too much. then you're going to swirl with a skewer. watch this. take a skewer and just swirl this into the ganache.

see how it swirls, very easy to do. yours is doing nicely. >> i'm trying. >> you have to get it a little smoother. >> you let it cool. that's it. >> put it in the ice box, chill it and slice it. this is fun. are you going to? >> i'm going to try. >> you're making a meringue. a meringue will ultimately look like this. >> okay. it is egg whites and sugar, salt. put a lot of that on here, swirl it. that's the size you want ultimately. this meringue gets big. >> all of that is yours. >> gee, i'll go to town then. >> bake this four hours in a 200 degree oven. >> all right. >> this is a good thing to make. you can save these, put merin e meringues into an airtight container, so you can make it the day before you have a party.

swirl the meringue itself and also put a little bit of coffee extract. see this coffee extract. >> coffee meringue ice cream we're making. >> do the this over the top. >> do you mix it in? >> i swirl it in with the back of the spoon. >> running out of time, savannah. >> all right, all right. >> i want the jelly roll. >> put this on top. the ice cream is regular store bought coffee ice cream but enhance with coffee beans, salt and almonds and put this on top like that. that is fantastic. >> ready to go. >> then you chase it with a jelly roll. >> jellry roll. >> spread with jam. >> has to be strawberry. >> or peach, whatever. put your cream on. we have a wayward fly here. >> that's not part of the

recipe. >> protein, my friend. >> roll this up rainfall just roll it up. >> have you ever rolled a jelly roll? >> i have not. >> it's on a powdered sugar towel. this helps you roll it up. don't go all the way to the edge. >> is that how you keep it from breaking? >> take the towel. >> take the towel up. once you start rolling it, keep rolling like this. >> see how pretty? >> your results may vary. >> it's getting there, prettyish. >> then you have it. show this. when you slice it, you have that beautiful swirl. >> you chill first. >> that's what it looks like. >> this is what it looks like. >> i was going to say, i wonder what it tastes like. >> tell me what you think. >> this is really good. >> it's good, right? >> very good. >> thanks so much.

>> thank you. >> coming up next, rob van winkle, aka vanilla ice with gadgets to

>> "today's" classroom brought to you by kellogg's frosted mini wheat cereal. >> back now at 8:46. this morning on "today's" classroom, back to school gadgets that give your kids a high-tech edge. rob van winkle is a gadget expert and host of diy's vanilla ice project because rob is vanilla ice. >> hey. >> you know your song was my jam back in the day. >> can you still do the moves? >> i don't think i ever could but i'll try or we can talk about gadgets here. these are not for elementary school kids. >> great gadgets, college kids, high school kids, where you fit in on all this stuff. >> the first is an ewriter, etch

a sketch for modern era. >> boogie board. record up to 200 pages, put in your computer, save it store it, good to go. it writes like a regular pad. >> instead of a notepad, write on this. >> download to computer. >> download it onto your computer. >> the next gadget is a pen. >> echo smart pen, really cool. you'll need this paper to make it work. you know, you tap it here and say i love honey boo boo. then you just hit it here and it says, i love honey boo boo. >> you can record it on the pen. >> record everything there. not saying we promote cheating. yes, everything here. keep your notes, come back and listen to them and save them, store it in the computer, whatever you want to do but good little device there. >> the flash drive, which is a great thing to have. >> flash drive is great.

this one is super mini. you can keep it anywhere. stores up to 8 gigabytes. >> how do you plug it in. >> simple as a pimple. plug it in, good to go. >> that is simple as a pimple. >> love notes, slide them down, answers to the test, slide them down, nobody will see that. >> hopefully more love notes than the answers to the test. >> this is the modern trapper keeper. >> this is a trapper keeper here, which is great. you'll keep your ipad safe and everything. it's great. you can still write, which we've kind of gotten away from here. do it on this or on this and keep it safe. >> printers, good for the dorm room? >> good for the dorm room, mini, quick, simple. you can do everything without the wires. all bluetooth. any smart device, ipad, iphone, whatever you've got. click it and print it and you're good to go. >> this is a backpack that's got

a little something special to it. tell us about it. >> this backpack is really cool because you can charge your smart devices on this, tablets, whatever you want and you never run out of batteries. >> you've got solar panels there. you plug in your iphone. >> that's it. it's as simple as that. solar panels here. you'll need some sun obviously. you keep everything fresh, batteries are always full. you're good to go. >> another backpack that's got emphasis on safety. explain that one. >> speaking of backpacks, we've got one here. heard the story, the dog took my papers, i didn't have them. no excuse anymore. this is an alarm. so anybody comes by tries to yank your backpack. >> learning a lot of new vocabulary words. >> and you can hear it for 1,000 yards away. >> okay. my hearing is taking a beating today. first the kids outside screaming for jonas brothers now this. we know it works.

>> you pull that and you won't remember the jonas brothers. >> tell us about the headsets. >> these are cool. you might see michael phelps wear these in the olympics. it helped him get olympic medals, he was jamming out. what's cool, you can mix match them, noise reduction, good quality sound, personalize them, any color, make them cool. >> these are fashion statements, you know. >> they are. >> very, very attractive. so are these little coffee pots for a late night study. >> that's it. all kinds of different colors. looks like candy here. makes a cup of coffee in 30 seconds. so for the people on the run want a quick caffeine fix, go into school, there you go. >> all right. rob van winkle, aka vanilla ice. thank you so much. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> coming up next, does your town make the grade? the best places to live in america. this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] you paid in to medicare for years.

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and strengthens the plan for the next generation. but somewhere along the way, something went horribly wrong. george allen voted for trillions in debt while voting to raise his pay four times, then voted to keep special tax breaks for oil and gas companies and took over a half-million from them. worse, allen went to work for them. the best place toss liver in america. money magazine coming out with the list. here with a sneak peek, thank you for being here. you focused on smaller cities, 50,000 to 300,000. >> that's right. >> what are you looking for? >> money magazine has been doing

this for 25 years. we look for great places for families to live. thousands of data points, a combination of great schools, affordable homes, lots of jobs and lots to do. i think what really makes money's list stand out, send a team of reporters out to the top ranking places to find out what people who live there say is great about the place to live. >> redmond, washington, smaller city but close to seattle. >> a lot of people love it because microsoft headquarters are there. there's a lot more to redmond than microsoft and bill gates, close to seattle, cascade mountains. people in redmond say there's plenty to do there, eateries, good music. >> i've been there. one of the cons, economically it's all in the tech side industry. >> that's right. it really does go up and down with the technology industry though it's been doing pretty well lately.

>> number four on the list, northeast, newton, massachusetts, obviously big education, mit. >> boston college. that's right. it's really benefited the whole area. the boston area has unemployment, less than half the national average. there's lots of jobs there. education, you're right, is the big story in newton. there are 13 villages all developed out of elementary schools. newton takes advantage of the higher institutions and its partner with mit to develop curriculum in science technology for their schools. >> housing a little on the steep side. >> that's one of the things in our top list, probably one of the more expensive for housing. >> eaton prairie, minnesota, money magazine's worst list, did it get worse or competition get better. >> competition. jobs, jobs, jobs. three fortune 500 companies right in eaton prairie. it's one of the if you cities with a budget surplus, a light rail from eaton prairie into

minneapolis. >> you know the competition is better, number two is mckinneyey, texas. it was number five in 2010. i understand it's an affordable place to live. >> incredibly, three bedroom two bath home there is $170,000. ena nice neighborhood. they have great schools there. it's actually one of the oldest towns, north of dallas, one of the oldest towns in north texas, dates back to the 1940s. a great historic town with lots to do. >> i didn't bring my drums, so no drum roll. number one city in america, carmel, indiana. how is that for timing. i'm sorry, what i wanted to say was the number one small city is carmel, indiana, two years ago it was number 14. what happened? >> that's right. this is a good story. bucked the economic trend, used to be a sleepy suburb of indianapolis. it's redeveloped, the whole city. it's now a place where people can work and they can play. it's got great jobs.

the largest concentration of office workers in the state except for indianapolis. they created a new performing arts center and water parks. the mayor said when you don't have mountain or ocean views you have to work harder on the cultural scene. >> donna, good to have you here. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. offerings. >> we'll be right back. good morning. 8:56 and it's monday. a quick look at the headlines. a man was shot by police in prince george's county overnight after he threatened an officer according to police. the naacp will protest against alleged police brutality and kids are heading back to school

this morning as well. here's tom with the forecast. >> the seven-day outlook and sun breaking out into the afternoon with highs in the low 80s. a small chance of a morning sprinkle and an afternoon or thundershower. wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday. highs in the mid 80s and partly

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back now with more "today" on monday morning, august 2012. we've got a great crowd. starting the workweek with us. they have a treat this morning. the jonas brothers have been out here all morning signing autographs. >> i love that. fans out here when i left the "today" show yesterday. it's great. >> good morning again, everybody. i'm savannah guthrie alongside lester holt. coming up in the next hour, a serious problem, eating disorder, binge eating, something that affects men and women. we're going to meet a young man who suffered binge eating since he was young.

he managed to overcome the disorder. now he's a psychotherapist helping others. shifting to "hit-and-run." a romantic comedy. dax shepherd, bradley cooper, hollywood heart throbs here to tell us all about it. >> find out about the dreadlocks coming up. first we want to get the day's top stories from natalie morales over at the news desk. natalie, good morning again. >> good morning, savannah and lester. good morning, everyone. filmmaker tony scott has died after jumping electric a los angeles bridge sunday. witnesses say the 68-year-old "top gun" director leaped from a bridge. his body pulled from los angeles harbor by police several hours later. scott is the younger brother of fellow movie director ridley scott. he's survived by his wife and two children. the gop is fighting a backlash after politico.com revealed kansas congressman kevin yoder went skinny dipping

in the sea of galilee on a fact finding trip to israel. ed to akin sparked a firestorm by saying in an interview that conception is unlikely from, quote, a legitimate rape. the six-term republican congressman was defending his stance not to support abortions for rape victims. he has since said he misspoke. mitt romney's campaign has blasted the remark. one of the fiercest fire seasons in history is raging out west as residents of featherville, idaho have been forced to evacuate their homes. 35 blazes are now burning in 10 states across the west. so far this season some 6.7 million acres have been scorched. nasa's curiosity rover getting down to business on mars this morning as it zaps laser at a rock. scientists are analyzing to find out what elements in the rocks. embattled wikileaks owner julian assange accused the u.s.

of a witch hunt from the ecuadorian embassy in london where he's been granted asylum. mere feet away are british police who can only arrest him if he steps outside the embassy. u.s. officials are trying to extradite him to sweden where he's wanted for questioning on alleged sex crimes. old ironside sets sail again. u.s. constitution had her maiden voyage in 1798 and is the u.s. navy's oldest commissioned warship still afloat. for 17 minutes the ship cruised across boston harbor to commemorate its victory over a british warship during the war of 1812. expendibles 2 topped weekend box office. silver stallone and stars number one, the borne legacy number two. collegehumor.com teams up with the funniest people on tv to benefit malaria no more

asking for a $1 donation for silliness. >> the world split into two halves, the bacon and the bacon eaters. >> dorothy. >> there's no place like home. >> dorothy. >> there's no place like home. >> dorothy. >> what? >> includes the stars of nbc comedies, the office" and "parks and recreation" and the bearded lady. primrose looking pretty in pink. a donkey born prematurely and would have died without help from british veterinarians. poor primrose was becoming bow legged walking before her phones could develop. now she's rocking a hot pink cast to help protect her bones until she's ready to walk on her own. very cute. it is now four minutes after the hour. let's go back outside to stephanie for a check of the weather. >> i guess she got a memo about

pink. >> you're rocking pink, too. >> what are you doing from virginia. >> having a mom's weekend out. >> how many kids between the three of you. >> five kids. >> say hi to your kids at home. >> hi, guys. >> do you think they are watching or outside playing. >> outside plthey watching or o playing? >> outside playing. >>et's have a look at the forecast. maybe your kids want to head outside. it's warm in the west and cool in the east. the jet stream is doing a little wave for us and temperatures are going to stay chilly around portions of the great lakes and otherwise a few thunderstorms into florida and the four corners. here's a look at what's happening outside your door. >> storm center 4, might get a few sprinkles south and east of washington over the next couple of hours. cloud cover breaking up and sun breaking out midday and during the afternoon. highs reaching the low 80s and late afternoon might get an isolated shower or

thundershower. all the way into the weekend looking nice and pleasant. highs reaching the mid 80s. morning lows >> savannah, the jonas brothers are still on the plaza. props to them for hanging out. >> are they good to their fans. thanks so much, stephanie. a new buddy film hitting theaters wednesday. "hit-and-run" starring with fiancee kristen bell and real life buddy who i just mentioned. let me talk about the movie. a road trip turns dangerous as they have a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> seat belt. seat belt.

>> cute. >> they are making fun of me already, bradley cooper, dax, barely get the intros out. >> cute isn't what you're going for. >> a race car jumping over. for us cute. >> looks tough. >> sweet, radical, awesome. these are the words we're trying. >> the way she went, that looks cute. >> i'm sorry. okay. >> there is a guy shooting into a barn. >> yeah, it looks cute. >> you know what else cute in the focus shoot. >> the gun scene in the bar. >> i heard her say, it looks more like a christmas movie. >> all right. all right. this movie was inspired, dax by your unending love for "smokey and the bandit." >> i thought you were going to say kristen bell. >> "smokey and the bandit." >> my number one movie from

childhood. i've seen it in excess of 100 times. i used to pretend i was the bandit. my brother was the snowman. i grew up and got to hire my best friend and fiancee and put everyone and all my cars in the movie. >> it says bradley cooper is in the movie but with all the dreadlocks i couldn't be sure it was him. >> my thought was let's get one of the biggest stars in the world and make it unrecognizable, great for the box office. >> i heard the dreads were you idea. >> god bless him for allowing me to do that. that's from limitless. the hair woman did an amazing job. we were on a shoestring budget. there's a guy around venice, california, i thought, let's play him. dax indulged it. >> how did you feel in the dreadlocks? did it help you become dmitry. >> this scene, for example -- i think alexander dmitry. >> any time you're in deep character, you can kind of take bigger leaps, the way johnny

depp gets all in his thing in his movies. >> we talked about it a lot, very depp like. >> you'll probably get compared to johnny depp. >> in case people at home can't tell, you two are friends. >> we love each other. >> that's why this is a bro mantic action comedy. >> if i had it my way, we would do every movie together. >> it was an incredible experience. there was one scene he wrote that was about the best time i ever had acting. >> why? >> it's a cute scene. >> something terrible happened to him in prison. it's very cute. you know, prison violations are cute. >> i'm trying to help you with the cute demographic. >> bring it. >> you kind of wrote this for all your friends and your fiancee. >> absolutely. i wrote it. cooper's role for him. >> i'm just looking at you.

>> don't. >> okay. >> i'm going to reinterpret this. i'm going to assume you thought we looked cute, which would be really good news. i always would rather hear i'm cute than talented. >> absolutely. >> you wrote this. i heard you wrote it pretty fast. >> i did. we did this on my entire hiatus from "parenthood," wrote in three weeks, shot six weeks, cooper was in and out in ten days. >> per his contract. >> every day over we had to pay him -- yeah. >> did you bring tea lights and gardenias he requested. >> what are tea lights. >> they float in water. you don't even know the name. typical star behavior. >> i need water to put them on. >> there's water everywhere. you've got to have water features around all the time. we had a whole semi related to his water feature. >> dax, we all love "parenthood." are you excited about the new season? >> very. we're four weeks into shooting.

they debut september 11th, should be another great year. >> bradley, what about you, other than your arenas sexiest man alive, what else are you up to? >> this movie called the words. >> silver line playbook. i predict he'll get nominated for something. brilliant. it's ridiculous. >> the movie is excellent and cute. >> so cute. >> adorable. >> the highest horsepower cute christmas comedy of all time. >> bradley cooper, dax shepherd, thanks so much. >> thanks. >> coming up, why binge eating is not just a woman's problem. one former binge eater speaks out right after this.

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"today's" health brought to you by prevacid 24 hours, prevents the acid that causes frequent heartburn. >> this morning on "today's" health, binge eating, eating disorders have long been stereo typed as a woman's disease. new research finds binge eating is a problem for both men and women. abbey ellen wrote a "new york times" article called binge eating among men, steps out of the shadows in which she profiles andrew who didn't realize he had an eating disorder until he was in his 30s. today he's a psychotherapist and runs a treatment center in maryland. abbey and andrew are here along with chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman. good morning to all of you. good to have you here. andrew, let me start with you, with this struggle you had with

binge eating. this was a couple of years ago. tell me about how you evolved from recognizing what eventually ended up being an eating disorder. >> i think where it all started, my sense of being an emotional eater even dates back to age five where that was a period when my parents divorced and i was looking for comfort and looking for it in the kitchen cabinet. that pattern continued until i was actually obese around age 10. by 12, i was on weight watchers. it just started that diet mentality that led to restriction and weight gain until i was 17 and over 200 pounds and put on a medically supervised weight loss program. that slipped my eating disorder into an anorexic period. even though i did lose a lot of weight very quickly, i certainly was not any happier. >> your relationship with food, then, was clearly all based on emotion. >> clearly it was. also body image concerns.

it was soothing the fact that i never was happy with myself. >> dr. nancy, so much we often hear about eating disorders as a woman's problem. we're learning binge disorders actually affect men and women equally, right? >> they do. we just hit on the most important thing. i think that is sort of self-loathing, depression. when you don't like yourself you release these stress chemicals, cortisol which makes you feel hungry. it's not unusual for a man to sit down and consume 5 to 1500 calories at a time. makes you feel full, calms you. you feel isolated because you've done it alone, you gain weight. it's a very, very dangerous thing. it does not have the bulimia, purging aspect many people think overeating does that increasingly stigmatizes and thin isolates men.

a lot of these eating disorders seen as women's problem, it's one more hurdle for men to step forward. >> andrew were you consuming 5 to 15,000 calories in these binge eating scenarios and how often were you doing that? >> what i really want people to remember, it's not so much about the quantity of food that you're eating, it's the psychological impact, the damage of eating that large amount of food. that really is what people need to be concerned about. for me personally, i can certainly, you know, say that my binges would include things like going to mcdonald's drive-through in the morning and having several breakfasts and staying in my car and eating it in secret or going to a lunch buffet and eating a large number of plates of food or having a chinese dinner delivered to the house, enough for a family but just eating it by myself. >> abbey you write about this disorder in "the new york times" article. what struck you. you talked to other men besides

andrew. what struck you about them. >> what struck me about andrew, he's also a psychotherapist. he went through the disease, he suffered from im and helping people. he can caulk about it from both perspectives. what struck me most about the men, most of them didn't want to talk about it. they felt like it was a woman's disease and a woman's problem and they didn't want to talk about it and that got in the way of their getting healthy. >> increasingly these are psychiatric illness that manifest themselves with food, depression, isolation, aagoraphobia, et cetera. i'm sure you as a specialist, we would agree you can't just treat the food, you have to treat -- >> people try and figure if i can just diet, if i can just get ahold of the food, if i can just control it i'm going to be better but that's never the case. >> andrew, you now work with people as a psychotherapist at a treatment center in maryland. what are some of the signs or symptoms people should recognize to get help. >> a lot of binge eaters don't

recognize again these are about emotional triggers. i'll be asking them things about how is your mood. do you feel like you're happy at work, being productive, your social relationships. are you feeling connected to people? how do you handle disappointments in life? do you think that food plays any role in that? i'll be look for any of those. >> really great you're raising attention and awareness to this. thanks for being here and sharing yo personal story. andrew, abbey, dr. nancy snyder man. ahead we'll show you go to styles to help you pack light on your trip but first these messages. 2 or more days a week, why use temporary treatments when you can prevent the acid that's causing it with prevacid24hr. with one pill prevacid24hr works at the source to prevent the acid that causes frequent heartburn all day and all night. and with new prevacid24hr perks, you can earn rewards from dinner deals to music downloads

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. >> good morning. it's 9:26 on this monday august 20th and back to school for 125 continued thousand students. a big change there. the green belt middle school and the building will house 1,000 students in grades 6-8. that book to school forecast. >> cloudy and in the 60s and near 70. radar with showers in the northern neck and moving northeast and temperatures will be staying in the upper 60s near 70 for a couple of hours and hit the upper 70s and low 80s. a little sun by then and late

afternoon and evening might get afternoon and evening might get a showhe's made his choice. but what choices will women be left with? just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] since 1996 welfare recipients were required to work.

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. well, we've all been, talking politics with co-workers, turning down a wedding invitation. finding the right thing to say can be sticky. tackles that issue in "new york times" column "social cues." >> good morning to you. >> good morning to you three. >> you're going to put us to a test. you've got scenarios to put us

through. >> i've got tricky situations for the three of you. >> number whop, my 9-year-old son was hit in the face at baseball during pee-wee league. he's okay but his coach never said a word about it. the last time i saw him i blurted, "thanks for caring boutd my son's face." now what do i do, hide every time i see him. >> well, the coach should have said something. >> i think most teacher/coaches do say something. i find it odd that they didn't. >> i think what i would do, i would go up to him now and say, listen, i didn't mean to sound as crass, but i was a little concerned, you know. next time if you wouldn't mind calling me, i appreciate it. >> to lester. >> i'm a first timer. >> tempers flair. then -- that's with life. then we have to go clean up the mess. >> address it. >> it's only going to get more awkward. >> she might have a small car

and be very hard to hide in. >> number two, my bff decided to have a destination wedding in hawaii. she invited me. duh. they are bffs. but i barely make ends meet as it is, and this wedding would cost me $1,000 at least. should i accept and go into debt or say no and risk hurting my friend's feelings. >> that's terrible. >> bffs. >> bffs. >> but she's going to go into debt. >> i would say, you missouri what, if you talk to your friend and give her the reasons why you can't make it, i think she will be completely understandf she's your bff. >> natalie said the best thing at all. this is not an e-mail or text, this is in person or on the telephone so she knows how much you want to do it. you guys are right. if somebody chooses a far away thing, savannah is totally not there yet. >> thinking i was going to that

destination. >> suze or man, call savannah. >> three, my co-worker is a vocal advocate of one presidential candidate. i support the other. lately he started talking loudly about his candidate every day. it's really bugging me. should i speak with our supervisor? >> no. i think you should speak with the co-worker. i think you should say, look, we disagree and probably won't agree. let's make this a mutual zone where we don't talk about politics. >> out of the park home run. lester. >> i think you're going to spark a fight. >> telling the supervisor then he's doubly mad about your politics and you've told on him. >> how about starting savannah's way. if it doesn't get results, then you go to -- >> put up bumper stickers, whatever you want. >> put them on their side, the

bumper stickers. >> okay. number four, the ultimate faux pas, i congratulated a neighbor on her pregnancy, when, in fact, she'd just put on a few pounds. >> move away. >> i was so tongue-tied when she corrected me, i didn't say anything. what should i do now, if anything. >> leave it alone. >> move away. find a new neighborhood. >> anything you do, you get deeper. >> this neighbor is not forgetting. she is not forgetting. >> you go over there. >> you apologize and say, sorry, i feel like a fool. the rule here is if the lady is on the delivery table and she hasn't said i'm pregnant, you keep your mouth closed. >> until you get the birth announcement. >> disagree with you. if you go over there and try to apologize, at the end you're going to have to come up with, i'm sorry, i saw your stomach pushing out. >> you've got a bump. >> there's no way around it.

what are you going to say, i imagined it. >> you look thinner today. >> i'm so sorry i was such a fool. i apologize. >> just say i'm such an idiot. i've been feeling really sad about it this whole time. >> time to take the foot out of the mouth. >> what she said sounded good. >> time for another. one more? >> let's do one more. >> okay. i resem gel a certain celebrity who is considered a knockout. every day somebody says, "has anyone ever told you?" well, of course they have, but does it make me seem conceited if i say yes? >> yeah, i wish i had that problem. >> i was sort of thinking this guy would be a cross between lester and me. >> thank you. >> say thank you and move on. no need -- >> i like that. modest. >> we didn't do too bad today. >> i think you guys are rock stars. >> with lester here. >> still feeling bad about the woman with the pregnancy.

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magazine. good morning. >> good morning. >> a challenge. oftentimes we overpack or pack too little. you'll help us meet matt middle. >> at shape we found multi-purpose pieces. >> let's start off with the multi-purpose dress. >> this is a multi-silhouette dress from calypso st. bart. you can wear it several different styles. wear it as a tube top, tie it as a halter dress and you can even wear this as a skirt. >> fantastic. any shape. >> any shape and silhouette. you might want to get creative. >> next if you want to take your casual look to the streets, you've got -- this is an outfit as well you can use if you're going to yoga class. >> at shape we recommend everyone bring workout clothing and gym shoes on vacation.

you want to stay active all the time. this is a great way to incorporate your workout pants from lululemon, they look like denim legs. built-in bra. finish with a cardigan. wear this for sightseeing, go back to the hotel, get rid of the cardigan, and go for a run. >> comfortable but workout worthy. over here dressed up casual look, too. this is spot on for any occasion. >> you want to make sure when you're traveling you're not too casual but not too dressed up. skinny jeans from not yr daughter's jeans. button up shirt, wrinkle free, don't have to iron. so perfect when ironing. a fashion blazer from h & m. head to toe, go from a museum tour to -- >> going out to dinner. let's move over here. shores the biggest challenge. savannah and i were talking about going to london, we need a suitcase just for our shoes. you never know what to take or what you'll need.

different options. >> going on a short trip, basics. flats are a must. these fold up so they are not going to take up too much space in your bag. i like wedges versus heels because the platform heel i guess a little more comfortable. you can wear these traveling if you want to save space in the bag. gym shoes, from new balance, under six ounces not too much weight to your bag. cross-trainers. >> they look cute, too. over here for accessories, something you want to pack as well. go light on accessories, too. what did you park. >> this is a scarf from american apparel. not just a scarf. tithe tie it into a tube type, skirt, skort, options go on and on. >> there's a theme here. >> multi-purpose. >> sunglasses. >> don't forts those. >> make everyone instantly cooler. >> the makeup, forget the big old makeup kit. go small. this comes with everything in it. >> multi-compact from sephora,

lots of shades of lip gloss, eye shadow and blush as well. again, saving space. >> now, you're going to fit all of this really into this one bag. >> one bag does it all. this is from sports sack. you want to make sure you're packing compactly. those shoes if they are too heavy, wear them to the airport, saving more space. >> some good stuff here. good idea. >> thank you. >> coming up next, the beer sinks. how to cook with your favorite brew. but first this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] you paid in to medicare for years.

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sunny anderson. i don't know if we're drinking, cooking or staging an intervention here. gee, where do we start? >> we start with beer obviously. a lot of people cooking with beer. i grew up in germany, my formative years there. didn't partake, obviously, i was too young. i've been to many oktoberfest with my family and i grew up loving the idea of beer for everything. >> i kid you. i love a good beer, too. you know, what i've cooked with beer on a few occasions but what's the best one for variety. >> it's just like wine. if you like the way it tastes, chances are you're going to like the way it tastes when you cook with it. >> the alcohol gets burned out. >> the alcohol gets burned out. just like cooking with wine. >> we're going to do a chicken dish here. >> chicken braised -- beer-braised chicken. brown chicken parts without the skin on. take them out. not trying to cook them, just

get color on them, carmelization. >> don't want to cook them through. >> not all the way through. a nice, slow cook, everything fall off the bon yummy. >> we have celery, onions, carrots. carrots kbood for switness, helps o sweetness, helps out with the bitter of the beer, thyme, hab naro for heat and garlic. >> i like where this is going. >> you've got to try this. i love cooking with beer. what you have to do is get it all nice and tender. then it looks like this. that's okay. >> i'll put that in the sink. >> i make a mess all the time in my kitchen. just get the chicken right in there. then add in the beer. >> okay. how much beer are we putting in there? >> a cup and a half, two cups. you want to make sure the cup goes up halfway. >> the chef should take a swig. >> go ahead, lester.

you know you want a beer. i poured one for you. >> thanks. i'm much better. >> cover it up. >> gibblets in there. >> they are in there, might as well use it. onions in here, sprinkle flour. this is really, really good. strain it at the end. a little bit of chicken stock to glaze a bit. it's going to thicken up. you add in some beer again. >> are we going to taste this beer in the final product. >> you do taste a hint of it. you're going to be able to taste a hint of it. it's hopy. this one we have here is nice and dark. that's going to thicken up. what you do, sieve it out, pours over the top of everything else when it's done. >> how long is the chicken going to be cooking. >> you want to leave it in the pot an hour and 45 minutes. >> it's going to go a while. >> thirty minutes before it's

done, take the lid off and let it reduce. >> put it over a bed of rice. >> yes, white rice. it's great with that. i've also made some quick pickled beer peppers. >> yeah? >> yes. what you do is take some pickles, some beer, some garlic, a little bit of red and yellow, green. >> got the gravy going on over there. >> yes. >> a little gravy here. hey, ladies. >> couldn't help notice down at the end. >> these are beer battered peach fritters. very easy to make. just beer, flour, peaches, pumpkin pie spice. >> oh my god, that is unbelievable. >> oh my gosh. really good. >> it doesn't have to be just drinking beer. you can't taste it at all. it's sweet, easy to machlt can you do it with your eyes shut like i do at midnight. seriously, just cook with beer. it's easy.

beer braised chicken, beer pickled peppers and onions and fritters. >> and beer to wash it down. >> thank you. up ahead kathie lee and hoda talk to joe jonas and all your latest news from hollywood after your local news and weather.

but somewhere along the way, something went horribly wrong. george allen voted for trillions in debt while voting to raise his pay four times, then voted to keep special tax breaks for oil and gas companies and took over a half-million from them. worse, allen went to work for them. but what choices will women be left with? just like mitt romney,

paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. . 9:57 on this monday, august 20th. back to school for 125,000 students in prince george's county. the question s what are they in for? >> nice weather and a lot of cloudiness. may get sun breaking out around noon and the afternoon. pleasant weather for late august into the weekend each day.

partly sunny and highs today in the low 80s and might get a nice shower or thundershower. partly sunny tuesday into the weekend. each afternoon highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. how is late morning traffic? >> seeing delays still because of the traffic light. it's out. this is at the intersection of river road. you are seeing delays in both directions. treat it as a four-way stop. police activity and the metro station is gone. seeing delays though on the orange line in both directions. back over to you. >> tune in to news 4 today. [ male announcer ] since 1996 welfare recipients were required to work.

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will put work back iwelfare. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. wi captions paid for byfare. nbc-universal television happy fun day monday, everybody. hope you had a great, great weekend. it's august 20th. i'm glad to be alive after the weekend i had. i don't know about you. >> your birthday weekend went on and on -- >> and on. >> the box office opens for "scandalous." you just go online or on the phone or however people order tickets. >> all i know is that lauren sydney, a guest on our show

today, said i went on this morning and almost all the seats are gone. i went, ah, ah, it's really happening. straight today, go over to rehearsals. >> of course you are. i've got nothing to do since this show started. it's perfect. >> hodi, thank you for coming to eat a couple of crabs with us the other day. >> there is nothing like a crab feast at kathie lee and frank's house. first of all, everyone's up to their elbows in that red stuff, that old bay seasoning. no. you really get in there. >> remember how many birthday calls i got that day. no. i can't come. i was up to my elbows literally. >> it was andy's birthday. and today, by the way, is al roker's birthday. happy birthday. >> i'm officially 59. there's no way around it. approaching 60. >> wait till next year. >> i'm going to make a it the best year of my life, i just

decided. it's attitude. i feel great. i'm excited. right after that, went up to boston for a family wedding. >> this was a swanky little event, wasn't it? >> it was elegant and beautiful. frank daughter's vicki was married to michael kennedy. they have three beautiful children together. the oldest daughter kyle married a darling guy named liam kirk. i think her wedding dress is the most beautiful gown i've ever seen in my life. it was so simple. she was a dream. it was at a paulist epicenter. these kids are going to change the world. they went off to ireland for their honeymoon. it was beautiful. >> were lots of people there because in all the magazines there is taylor swift is dating the 18-year-old kennedy. connor. was she there? >> she was there for a very, very short time. she looked adorable. i said hello. he goes to cassie's school.

he just turned 18. he's a high school senior. he's very tall, but he's a high school senior. they seem very happy together. who am i to judge anyone. >> you're not judging because that's not what we do. let's not judge this next girl because we love her. honey boo boo. >> come on, we are in love with honey boo boo. >> she used to be on "toddlers and tiara." it's a family spin-off show and it's called "here comes honey boo boo." not only is she on it but her sisters and parents. mamaune and sugar bear. >> i never heard of them before. we went crazy for this. watch. >> this is my family. i have three sisters. punk-in is the craziest and jesse is the pregnantiest.

mama. >> oh, my god. >> my name is mike. my name is sugar bear. >> sugar bear is my baby. we love our kids. anybody will tell you it is an addiction. 11, 12, 13. it's even better than sex. >> yes, we are red necks. >> no, we're not. >> yes, we are. >> we all have our teeth, don't we? >> that's the best shot. i love it's subtitled, in case you missed it. >> oh, my gosh, honey boo boo. >> she is so funny. it's got 2 million viewers watching. >> she reminds me, remember on "ellen's" show those two little girls that are english.

shaking me confidence. when you see a little kid like that with that kind of bigger than life personality, move over, snooki. it's over for now. >> honey boo boo is in. rihanna sat down with oprah. there's been a lot of buzz from this. because the clips were released earlier i thought it was on. it didn't. it aired last night. she talked about her life with chris brown. she said basically the headline is she is still in love with him and he's sort of the love of her life. as you remember in 2009, there was a protective order against chris for beating on her, honorary hannah. let's listen to a little bit of that oprah interview. >> you have moved on from that incident in 2009 where you were abused and he was arrested. even though you know that will follow both of you the rest of your lives.

is that what you want the world to know, you have moved on? >> i have to move on. you know, as i said, it happened to me. i can't tell people how to feel about it. they're entitled to feel angry because it wasn't a good thing that happened. >> but you have forgiven him. >> i have. i have, and that's my personal thing. >> what do you want the world to know about your relationship with him? >> we've been working on our friendship again and we're very, very close friends. we built a trust again. that's it. we love each other and we probably always will. >> what happens when you see him? >> it's awkward. it's awkward. >> does your heart do that thing. >> my stomach drops. >> wow. >> well, i wish her the best. i wish him the best, too. there seems to be stuff that is still quite unresolved.

>> a lot of people are upset because they say it sends a bad message. if a guy is abusive and you go back and try to heal things, you don't know if his life is a pattern that way or not. >> yeah, but you know the power of forgiveness in a person's life. we have to believe in second and third and fourth chances for people, as well. i don't know, does anybody know if he got the therapy he needed? >> i think it was court ordered as part of his sentence. anyway -- >> everybody makes mistakes. i try to tell the kids all the time because my parents said the same thing. you are one decision away from disaster. so am i. every day of our lives we are. some of these things will follow you the rest of your life. you've got to be careful. if you live in the best small town in america, maybe it doesn't matter. >> everything's good in your town. "money" magazine, usually they do the best places to live.

in this case they did small towns. here are the top small towns to live in. redmond, washington, which is near seattle has a low crime rate. >> newton, massachusetts, has a great school system. >> eden prairie, minnesota, has many fortune 500 companies in town. >> mckinnie, texas, has lots of jobs available. >> and finally the number one is caramel, indiana. the unemployment rate is half the national average. >> good for them. one of my favorite things, i'm going to mention it now, one of my favorite cities in all of america in all the travels is harbor springs, michigan. frank and i went to visit with our friends a few weeks back. once again i thought, why don't i live here? i love that place. when we were going around, ran into a little shop called, what is it called?

frivolous sal's. cute little shop. this woman is helping me and she goes, i never met you, but i'm the one that gave you those little red cowboy boots for cody when he was bosh. >> oh, my gosh. >> 22 years ago when you were living in colorado. i never knew who they came from. they just showed up at our hotel. i got a chance to thank this lady. cody wore those things to death. as long as he could. then cass wore them. then family friends have been wearing them. i want to thank her. while we were there, sometimes we have trouble with regularity when you're traveling and stuff. my friends, this is my favorite thing now. it's called the weirda wonder smoothie, fresh spinach with fresh mint, organic pineapple juice, a banana and ice. isn't that delicious? >> the sweetness from the banana

and pineapple and stuff make it delicious. >> i don't eat enough fruits and vegetables. >> i have two favorite things. two are standing right over there. suzy and taylor ryan. >> are they really here? >> this is her sister-in-law and sister-in-law's daughter. we are so excited they came to see us. kathie is hiding because that is what she does. that's her hand. you can see it. one more of the hand, kath. show the hand. >> they are here because of the jonas brothers, not to see us. >> right. exactly. >> keep that straight. >> my favorite thing, this was given to me by bobbie thomas for my birthday. >> that's one of your favorite things? >> how interesting. it's a little pricey, 70 bucks but called a kate spade iphone wristlet. you open it up, you can put your iphone in here -- >> if you had one. >> exactly, like most of the country. >> even honey boo boo has one of those. >> she does. you can talk on it.

you can put your credit cards in it and you can snap it shut. >> where do youp your lip gloss? >> you can keep your keys on it. where do you keep your lip gloss? >> don't try to find a design flaw. >> mine is practical because that's how i am. i am an obsessive shredder with my personal documents. rather than shredding them with my awful shredder, it's this i.d. stamp. i got it from the container store for $10. the ink is almost out. you put it over your address or anything else you're trying to hide and you can recycle it. >> you're so smart. >> thank you. >> we have to talk about bingo the dog. >> this is the sweetest. >> there is an 11-year-old boy named cole hine who has a sleep

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why is oprah's interview with rihanna causing so much backlash? we have bonnie fuller and roseanne colletti. >> hello, ladies. >> this is really causing a lot of controversy, this rihanna interview. what backlash is happening? >> i think there are people out there very critical of her because it appears as though she is making excuses for an abusive relationship. on the other hand, there are people who say she is talking from a position of strength in saying she has moved on and forgives him, yet she clearly very clearly is carrying a torch for him. >> what do you think? >> i think fans are relieved she's finally come out in the open. there's been all kinds of messages going on on twitter between her and chris brown for a long time. it sounds, too, as if she was unburdening herself. it was a relief for her to say what she felt about what happened, what has gone on since, how they are close friends, working on the

relationship. i almost feel as if she is preparing fans for them to have a more public relationship. >> she may be. >> even as friends, but more public. >> when she said when she sees him her stomach drops and she has to step back and analyze those feelings. >> what i was surprised to her her say, they developed a trust again. that's huge. you wonder if he is ready for that trust. i hope so. >> i'm not sure people will buy into that. >> it is their own business, ultimately, isn't it? if you're a public person, you've got to be ready to take all the opinions. >> it is their own business. we heard through our sources that he has worked very hard to get to this point. >> good for him. >> in both the relationship with her and in his career and in himself. >> let's talk about suri. katie trying to keep everything normal. what are they doing that is normal. >> riding a pink bicycle on the west side of manhattan over the

weekend. pink helmet, pink streamers. she is trying to rechannel her own childhood. >> can it be normal? >> she is certainly doing her best. she's got her enrolled in school. it's not a public school, but she will play with other children and she will have to wear a uniform, which is something she has never done. she is a fashionista. they went to ohio to visit katie's family. they flew commercial and there was suri rolling her luggage along with her mom. >> that's sweet. the producer of my musical is the producer of her new broadway show. she is going to be on broadway this fall. >> and is at fashion week for the first time. >> let's talk about ryan lochte. he was on "90210" without a shirt. now he is doing "the bachelor," maybe, we don't know. >> we have seen him shirtless. >> when you watch these guys, we remember them like this with gold-draped medals and flags

slapping and they are heroes. they come back here and they are doing little tv parts. >> the shirt has been off ever since he got on to dry ground here in north america. he was in las vegas, partying for his birthday. he walked the red carpet. he was in american flag trunks and he stripped down to a tiny pink bikini in the pool surrounded by women. i think if he's the bachelor it will draw a lot of ratings and attention. >> what will it do for him ultimately? >> it could make him a total star. >> i think he could take the higher road because he is so up there right now. "the bachelor" and all that -- >> look what michael phelps went through when he got back from beijing. they are heroes, but they are kids still. >> he said he's never had a serious relationship. that he's only had to date. i think he used the word "one night stand" or his mother did. >> she didn't mean it that way.

>> now he has time and he would like to find the right woman. that's how you find it on "the bachelor." >> we just want everyone to be happy. are you our biggest admirer? maybe. >> hoda doesn't think so. the fan of the week after this. here's my morning routine. gotta start the day off right. wardrobe. cute. then new activia breakfast blend. a great way to help start the day.

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that didn't get the chance they deserve. these are local artists that have big followings on youtube or facebook. we step into their life for 72 hours and jump into it. it's crazy. gloria estefan. we are thrown into these people's lives. we have nellie selling sunglasses and i'm babysitting 15 kids getting them ready for competition. >> let's take a look. >> you have the video, oh great. ♪ we're all babysitting ♪ we're all hanging out with joe jonas ♪ >> when she started playing the guitar and singing, those kids were mesmerized. >> are you actually coaching her, too, while you're there. >> yeah. i'm mentoring each artist through things that i've gone through. all my personal experiences. even though i'm young, i have quite a l of experience with my brothers and the ups and

downs of the business. i share all that information with them to get ready. >> then america votes? >> yeah. the audience gets to vote for these rounds. once we get to the finals in l.a., the audience, america will start voting. >> very cool. >> your part is only the mentoring part? >> i'll be on all the way. just as of right now, the people that vote for these contestants. >> is john rich crazy? he's nuts. >> we love him. >> that's why he's so genius. he's so bizarre and out there. we love him. i love him to death. he calls me cousin joe. it's funny. you hang out with john rich, nellie and gloria. you think these personalities would clash, but we get together so well and hang out for hours. >> you're writing new songs with your brothers for a new tour? >> yeah. new tour, new album. we've been in the studio cranking it out. it's been going really well. we haven't done anything together for three years. we are about to do a show at

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have you ever had that nagging feeling maybe you should have gone out with that guy again or shouldn't have skipped happy hour drinks with your co-workers? >> women who do it all also have a fear of missing out. here to help you get over it is "marie claire's" executive editor joy chang and diane hart. >> they call it fomo. >> fear of missing out. it's a phenomenon that's taken over the planet. we want to do it all as women and men, too. and have it all. we live in a society full of choices. that's a very lucky thing. however, with those choices comes actual choices. you have to choose something. for lots of people, it can be very overwhelming. so they develop a major case of

foma. >> aren't there people who are that type of person. i could be talking to you and i want to go over and talk to tara. i want to get through that because i want the next thing. >> sure. there are people like that. the problem is with the event of social media, we are even more like that. we have become our own publicists. we are working to figure out what we can put out there. that's why people do really dumb things online and put pictures up they should absolutely not put up. >> arrested development. at some point you put away childish things and start acting like an adult. >> you might think. it's a good idea. >> why do you share your rotten behavior with the world? >> maybe it's not rotten behavior. maybe it's i'm going to show you how great my kid is or the fabulous birthday party i had for my daughter. >> which reminds everybody that sees it they were not invited. >> envy is a really challenging emotion. >> that can effect you not only

socially but work situations, too. >> absolutely. you see other people's successes. they tweet about meeting the president. they talk about the conferences that they are going to. it's your having questions about your own career. it can make you feel insecure. why isn't that me who is doing that? >> how do we get over it? how do we become grown-ups? >> getting over foma is recognizing the basic fact you can only be in one place at one time. successful people miss out all the time, but they are choosing something else. where they're missing out, they're also gaining something. >> it comes down to total insecurity as human beings, is that what we are talking about? >> there is for sure an element of that. are we making the right choice necessary our own lives. if we are making this choice, maybe i should have done that, is that going to get me further in jobs, more friends at the end of the day? the other problem running to that next thing is that we are not living the life in the moment. you're missing what's happening right in front of you because

you're busy at looking at what's going on over there. >> steve harvey i love, his headline was "i'm sick of having fun." he said fun is when you go to a party or a festival, you go to a concert, you have to seek fun out. he said i want to have joy. joy is when you wake up and you open your eyes and you're happy. i think if you're always seeking, you're never going to be satisfied, regardless. >> that's true. you have to be mindful of each moment. if we are not mindful of each moment, we are missing out on the life we're living. we are not in it. we are playing the game. >> the root of bitterness can get inside you. you start letting that grow like you see what everybody else is doing and buying and living and you start hating people. nobody is really happy for you. somebody just bought a $24 million home in los angeles. people don't say, i'm so happy for her. >> final thoughts? >> really missing out, it's not about missing out on the party or missing out on all the other things you see on facebook or

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with summer winding down, you may be thinking about inviting friends over for one last hurrah before everyone gets back to their routine. >> here with tricks and tips to get the party started is lifestyle expert lauren sydney. >> going to start with a labor-free party. >> right. i'm not going to labor. here's the trick. only do a couple of things wow and the rest doesn't matter. for instance, when it comes to centerpiece, make it a conversation piece, not a centerpiece. these are edible burgers. it is a conversation piece.

let me show how easy it is for you and the kiddies. two corn muffin tops, a bran muffin stuck in between, icing on the top. you are good to go. you're going to get raves. >> then people can eat your centerpiece. >> that's a cute idea. >> kids would have fun decorating that. >> right now we have tomatoes everywhere. i don't know if you can. >> yes. >> always. >> if you don't can, what do you do with tomatoes? if make them into a centerpiece. i don't mean the cannes festival. stick flowers right into a bunch of tomatoes and it's so easy, done, and it's a centerpiece, but also a conversation piece. >> look, i did it. >> you made something pretty. >> very pretty. >> when it comes to drinks which is a very popular topic on your show. do a signature drink on every single party you do. what happens is you have to

offer less. you don't have to do all the wine and all the soda pop. >> my friends won't come. >> welcome to my party, kathie. >> did you stick a do-da in there? >> you get that online. >> that's the cutest thing ever. >> what is the drink you made? >> watermelon punch. enjoy. to your health. >> delicious. >> that's really good. >> this time of year i don't want you to spend money. you have leftover napkins from st. paddy's day, birthday parties. all you have to do is take a glass and swirl them. put muscle into a glass. look at that. it's so beautiful. no one knows they are leftover. >> i don't want to break the glass. >> you're not going to break the glass or break a nail and you have something pretty. you stick to your day job. >> hoda's arm is up here.

she has more credit. >> give me credit. >> in two weeks, bathing suit season is officially over. you can eat dessert. you can take a regular case from a mix, indent the icing. >> you lost me. >> indent by an inch and put chocolate chips upside down for the pits. >> that is cute. >> look at this. little cookies, if you want to try it yourself put a little icing on top. >> i don't think so. >> you want to eat one? >> yes. >> then kathie, as you know from your broadway show, the last song is as important as the whole rest of the show. you've got to leave them -- h a hoda.

the effort is there. goody bag. leave them with something like the last song in a broadway show or use this as a napkin ring. put your silverware in it. it started out as toilet tissue holders. >> who doesn't have a buchb of tho those hanging around. you have to plan ahead. >> yes. i took what's coming up in the winter. put a little hot chocolate. >> we've got to roll. >> thank you, lauren. >> love you, girls. >> back to school makeovers for moms. first this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] since 1996 welfare recipients were required to work. this bipartisan reform successfully reduced welfare rolls. on july 12th president obama quietly ended the work requirement... gutting welfare reform. one of the most respected newspapers in america called it, "nuts!" saying, "if you want to get more people to work, "you don't loosen the requirements --

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now to back to school today. it's not just your kids who should get new clothes and a new haircut. >> moms want to look good, too. here with three hot mom makeovers is eve michaels, author of "dress code." >> well, well, well, how are we doing? >> we're doing great. we are so excited to be here with these gorgeous moms. >> did you do a whole do-over in everything? >> everything. coaching them for hours, teaching them all the concepts in my method so they can keep this going after today. >> look at you fancy. sheila is a mother of three and author who has a hard time giving her the luxury of feeling beautiful any more. this is her before picture. let's bring sheila out now and hear all about it. come on out, sheila. tell us about this. >> month, my. sheila has been nurturing her three children.

she wrote a book and it's all about beauty from the inside out. she kind of let herself go in the process of becoming a mom. her kids are going back to school and sheila is going back to work. speaking and teaching and she looks amazing. how do you feel? >> i feel wonderful. you've done an amazing job telling us to bring out our inner beauty to show it on the outside. >> she looks great. i love the dress, too. >> fall's newest color. it's the newest silhouette. the raspberry. >> thank you, sweetie. >> thanks so much. >> i don't think she is miked. >> our models aren't miked. >> next up we have clarice. >> a military spouse, mom of three girls who works part time with the irs. she wanted a new look that would be age appropriate. this is her before picture. come on out and let's see the new you.

oh, wow! tell us about clarice. >> she wanted to show her curves. hard not to show them. >> in an elegant way. >> she just wrote three children's books. she's all excited about getting out there on the speaking circuit, teaching children how to eat healthy. she works for the irs. she is my new best friend, she works for the irs. we all want to be friends with her. her husband is very proud of her and so are her children. she has three children and raising her younger brother. she is getting out there. no pity parties, back to work. i love these women. >> you look terrific. thank you, sweetie. thank you. that is great. >> mary ellen is our final model. she has been a stay at home mom since 1992. her two kids are in college and she is ready to relaunch her career. this is what mary ellen looked like before. we can't wait. come on, let's see you.

>> wow! nice. >> hello. >> another berry tone. the season's newest color. mary ellen got her ph.d. while her kids were in high school. >> very busy. >> she spent her whole life nurturing her brains and not her beauty. now she is a winning combination of beauty and brain and strength and she is going out there to teach the world how to be healthy. >> really? >> she is not miked. >> sign language. >> read her lips. >> going out there to teach corporations how to keep everybody healthy. >> let's bring all three of our ladies out. >> thanks, ladies. >> thank you. i want to thank my hairstylist and letting me bring them over to help our team.

>> kirk cameron is coming to see us. >> and we get hot with firefighters, baby. see you tomorrow, which i think is booze day tuesday. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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